Screening of the cult classic film Human Traffic, newly restored in 4K, as part of the BFI FAN 'Rip It Up - Cut and Paste!' strand.
Plymouth Arts Cinema is showing Human Traffic on Friday 9 October at 6:00pm and Saturday 10 October at 8:00pm, both screenings in a new 4K restoration. It's a 15-rated film, 99 minutes long, and it's the closing title of the 'Rip It Up - Cut and Paste!' strand, part of the 2026 BFI FAN UK-wide season.
If you haven't come across it, Human Traffic is a cult classic from the 'Cool Cymru' era, a 1999 film that serves as an ode to the 90s clubbing scene. It follows five friends in Cardiff escaping dull 9-5 jobs and dysfunctional families through a chemically induced weekend of clubs, drugs and parties. It's Justin Kerrigan's film, and it features Danny Dyer in his full-on feature debut alongside a standout performance from John Simm. The soundtrack is a big part of the thing, with contributions from Matthew Herbert, Fatboy Slim, Brainbug and Orbital. The Guardian called it 'the last great film of the 90s' and the New York Times described it as 'blissfully hedonistic'.
The 'Rip It Up - Cut and Paste!' strand is part of a wider BFI FAN season that looks at what it feels like to be young in the city through film, zine workshops and archive exploration, run in partnership with Fotonow and The Box, Plymouth. These screenings bring that theme to a close.
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PAC is Plymouth's only independent cinema, based at Arts University Plymouth on Tavistock Place, PL4 8AT. It's got comfy seats, a full bar and good coffee, and it's home to a £150k BFI Audience Projects Fund Award. You can catch Human Traffic there on Friday 9 October at 6:00pm or Saturday 10 October at 8:00pm.
